Category: Puzzle Review
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“Tchotchke” by Piecework Puzzles
Alrighty, found this guy on sale at TJMaxx and I didn’t think twice. I wanted to try a Piecework puzzle because their images really tickle my funny bone. All their puzzles are still life arrangements but with so much personality. They give me the sense of peeking into the life of a rather unique individual…
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“The Nook of Cafe Shop” by Pintoo
I review a puzzle meant for display, from Pintoo’s Showpiece 600 collection.
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“America’s Sports Car” by New York Puzzle Company
The thrift stores have been kind to me– all those fledgling pandemic collections getting cleared out by the puzzle tourists. Well, I’m here. I’m ready. I’ve been around the puzzle game a long time and I’m making my moves now to set up a stash for life. Recently acquired was this fine thing: New York…
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‘Wayne Thiebaud: Valley Streets’ by Pomegranate Puzzles
Pomegranate has a large inventory of gorgeous, fine art puzzles and at any given time I could easily find two grand worth of puzzles I’d want to arrive on my doorstep. Until that particular fantasy comes true, here’s what we’ve got going on today: This has gentle, rich color palette that complements the large, geometric…
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‘Andy Warhol Mini Shaped Puzzles’ by Galison
Got a twofer today. Cute little minis pulled from Warhol’s most iconic works: Marilyn Monroe and the Campbell’s soup can. So cute! I love this series from Galison. There’s actually this last one that I have wiffle-waffled on getting. I think it might end up in my collection eventually cause these are just so much…
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‘Cacti of the Desert Southwest’ by MasterPieces
So, I get it when desert-dwellers rave about the lush green landscape of the east coast. However, the sheer variety of color in the desert is itself stunning. I am an eastern girl down to my bones, the east is my place. But let’s be real about it, in terms of green vegetation it’s basically…
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‘San Francisco’ by Genuine Fred
Another puzzle by another brand new to me: Genuine Fred. This immediately caught my eye on the shelf and I really just bought it on a whim. Then after checking out their website I was like wait! I mean I liiike this one….but you’re telling me I can get a gradient marshmallow puzzle? yes please.…
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‘The World of Frida Kahlo’ by Laurence King Publishing
Here today with a beaut. So, I’d been eyeing this puzzle for a few months but wasn’t convinced I should pay twenty bucks for it. It’s cool enough but I’m not a hardcore Frida fan or anything. I did an Amazon search for the publishing company hoping they might have different puzzles that I liked…
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‘Field’s Department Store’ by MasterPieces
Alrighty, first ever MasterPieces brand puzzle. I was expecting a budget brand but this puzzle seriously overdelivered. This is another one I picked up from Puzzle Warehouse on sale. Who doesn’t love a cutaway diagram? The box comes sealed with clear round stickers, which unfortunately do not remove cleanly. So slice through and then leave…
Puzzle Me A Latte 